The other day my husband asked me for some thank-you cards. Of course, I have some in the card box, but they were not quite right for the guys who worked so hard to clean up the cemetery after a tornado passed close by a few weeks ago. Yes, indeed, thank you for all the work and for the big equipment you brought over!
This picture was taken just last weekend. In the foreground, you can see where the massive limbs gouged the ground. Amazingly, no gravestones were damaged! But it was shocking and sad to see the sorry state of so many trees, even from afar as we drove up.
Both Burgin families worked, too, carrying load after load of big limbs and small branches to the burn piles. It was hard work (lots of steps!), but very satisfying to get a big start on the job.
More of these cards will go to families who are helping pay for the professional tree work. I love “our” beautiful and historical cemetery, and it’s wonderful that so many people support it with money and time. (Unlike many cemeteries, Oak Mound is not supported by county taxes.)
You can find this layout all over — some stampers use strips of DSP, but punching scraps goes very quickly, too. Wouldn’t this be a great layout for a birthday card?
I told you in Wednesday’s video that I have no current 12″ x 12″ Christmas patterned paper in my craft area. What I do have, though, is scraps from the recent Holiday Stamp-a-Stack to Go events in October and November. I’ve got kind of big project in mind to use up those scraps; I hope Mr. Junior Assistant will help!
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I always love your story about anything you write, the words that you’re choosing are maybe not fancy but always describing the situation with respect and care.
I am not really a fan of cemeteries, but I respect the place and respect people working there… That is very beautiful card I hope they enjoyed it. ♥️
Thank you, Lidia! I think maybe a person’s attitude about cemeteries reflects how you were raised. By the time he was 3, Peter had been to more funerals than I had by the time I was 32! He doesn’t find the cemetery at all creepy, just that it’s a place to climb on the headstones and look for feathers and ride his scooter!